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there is another way,
but that is a path to the dark side of the force

@names = qw/adam jake john betty/;
@adambooks = qw/ad_1 ad_2/;
@jakebooks = qw/ja_1 ja_2/;

for $n (@names){
print "$n:\n";
        print "\t@{$_}\n" for $n."books";    
}
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there might be some jedi,
who'd tell you that it's wrong
they just want you to obey their will

In reply to Re: Derive a variable name from a variable? by Lennotoecom
in thread Derive a variable name from a variable? by mavericknik

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